How the happiest companies in America boost morale and the bottom line

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“Being able to be truly happy at work is one of the keys to being happy in life”, says Heidi Golledge, the CEO and cofounder of CareerBliss. However, happiness doesn’t just give employees the benefit of having a satisfied life as it also has economic benefits for the company. A recent study by the law school of Illinois regarding happiness and business profitability found that implementing workplace policies that foster happiness may increase productivity thereby increasing the company’s wealth. They also found policies designed to maximize profits such has having strict rules or output, may be counterintuitive as they displace employee happiness,…

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